"Trigger law" nghĩa là gì?

"Trigger law" = luật kích hoạt -> nghĩa là tên gọi không chính thức của luật được viết ra để có hiệu lực khi sự việc hoặc hoàn cảnh cụ thể xảy ra.

Ví dụ

Abortion was outlawed in Kentucky under the state's trigger law after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June. In that legislation, the only exception was when the health of the mother is threatened.

The legislature previously enacted a so-called trigger law banning nearly all abortions if the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The only instances when abortions are currently allowed in Kentucky are to save a pregnant woman’s life or to prevent disabling injury. There are no exceptions for rape (hiếp dâm) or incest (loạn luân) victims. Pointing to the extremely narrow exceptions, abortion-rights supporters said the legislature’s hardline stand on abortion made constitutional protections necessary.

Voters were asked to select "yes" or "no." Saying "yes" meant the voter was in favor of an amendment that eliminated (loại bỏ) the right to an abortion (nạo thai), while saying "no" meant the voter did not support an amendment (sự sửa đổi) eliminating abortions in Kentucky. The two remaining abortion clinics in Kentucky are both in Louisville, the state's largest city. Abortion rights have been reinstated and then revoked again by judges in Kentucky since the trigger law took effect.

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